Whitewater: a river with rapids
Is it worth the trip?
53Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Wind 6 kn gusting 12, Air 9 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go
Tue 3 · 57 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 9°C
- Rain
- 0.1 mm
Wed 4 · 55 out of 100
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Thu 5 · 52 out of 100
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 52 out of 100
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Air
- 7°C
- Rain
- 1.2 mm
Sat 7 · 51 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Mon 9 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 257, fair
- Tue 357, fair
- Wed 455, fair
- Thu 552, fair
- Fri 652, fair
- Sat 751, fair
- Sun 850, fair
- Mon 950, fair
- Tue 1049, fair
- Wed 1147, fair
The spot in one fact
- Moving waterthe water
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 57, fair | 5 kn | 10kn | 9°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 57, fair | 6 kn | 12kn | 9°C | 0.1 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 55, fair | 11 kn | 22kn | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 52, fair | 8 kn | 15kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 52, fair | 11 kn | 21kn | 7°C | 1.2 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 51, fair | 3 kn | 11kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 50, fair | 3 kn | 9kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 50, fair | 6 kn | 13kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 49, fair | 6 kn | 14kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 47, fair | 3 kn | 10kn | 5°C | 0 mm |
Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.
Map
the spot and its town
Pechersk Rapids on Google Maps · Directions
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Pechersk Rapids
A launch. Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler. The town to stay in is Shpykiv.
- Grade No source states its grade: check a guidebook before you paddle it.
- Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler.
- Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,230–US$2,360 each
about US$1,230–US$2,360 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to IAS, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$550–US$1,150 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$101–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$228–US$382 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$416 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$127–US$235 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,360 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Shpykiv
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about 25 min by car
About Shpykiv its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Shpykiv, 14 km. We have not checked places to stay in Shpykiv yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Vinnytsya, 45 km away (about 1h 20m by car). Search before you plan on staying there.
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 22h 10m
About 22h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → IAS, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 3h 50m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Shpykiv · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Shpykiv · GetYourGuide
River level
River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.
Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits